Marji explains near the beginning of the book how women wore the burka one of two ways‚ completely covered and in representation of the fundamentalist woman and the modern woman who let a few pieces of hair show through. Marji claims that this is simply a ridiculous misogynistic rule and unfair at that. Still the nail that sticks up against the fundamentalist demand for conformity is nailed down. “They insulted me. They said that women like me should be pushed up against a wall and fucked. And then
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For over 50 years‚ Jack T. Chick has been creating cartoons that convey his Fundamentalist Christian views. These “Chick Tracts” cover controversial topics such as abortion and gay marriage‚ scientific matters such as evolution and global warming‚ and even tracts geared more towards teenagers. With eBooks‚ audiobooks‚ apps‚ and having been translated into over 100 different languages‚ Chick Tracts have been made readily available in today’s technological world. No matter the topic‚ all of the
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Religion affects many areas of society in a profound way. It shapes the moral standards of individuals‚ which in turn influences the decisions of policy makers. It has played an important role in many movements for social change‚ including the movement to abolish slavery in the United States. Many religious organizations work to promote social welfare by such actions as assisting the poor‚ caring for the sick‚ and sheltering the homeless. Also‚ in some societies‚ a shared religion is a powerful social
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After the war‚ the American people made the change from "old" ways to "new" ways. Many factors‚ such as new technology‚ fundamentalism‚ new looks and church led to tension between the old and the new. The 1920s were a time of conflicting viewpoints between traditional behaviors and new and changing attitudes. New technology in the 1920s attributed to the change. Inventions such as the radio helped improve communication. Court trials‚ conventions‚ and meetings were broadcasted. Electrical appliances
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Since September 11‚ 2001‚ considerable attention has been devoted to the study of terrorism. Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence‚ especially against civilians. Many things are associated with terrorism but the one thing everyone ties it back to is Islam. Many terrorist attacks have been carried out by radical Muslims‚ who believe they are doing the right thing under the rule of jihad. Jihad a word commonly mistaken for holy war is as described by the Quran and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
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practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy. In FLDS communities it is the male that has many wives and from these wives comes many children. Most people look down upon Polygamy‚ because they believe it to be degrading of the women. However‚ within Mormon Fundamentalism‚ polygamy serves a great part of their religion and helps with family dynamics. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy because it is a large component
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He states that the fundamentalists gave the argument of the war starting due to the inevitable conflict between slavery and free labor‚ while the revisionists emphasize the small events and political structures‚ rather than just slavery triggering the start of the Civil War. The reasoning that Dr. Ayers argues about the question “what caused the civil war” is that the questions that should be asked to answer this question are a combination of the views of the fundamentalists and the revisionists
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Introduction (Fundamentalism) by Malise Ruthven have allowed for a different interpretation of the Founding Fathers and their creation of a national identity. Fundamentalists as defined by Ruthven are “Nothing but selective about the texts they use and their mode of interpretation (Ruthven 18).” The Founding Fathers fit the definition of fundamentalists in that they used the chaos and fear of the people felt in the post-revolutionary war era to create an
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and not all that different from each other. So‚ I thought‚ why not take two religions‚ as different as possible‚ and compare them. See what they have in common‚ what they don’t. And‚ after much consideration I settled upon Scientology and the Fundamentalist side of Mormonism. So‚ first of all‚ to understand both groups‚ you need to understand: what exactly is a religion? Well‚ in a dictionary religion is defined as; “a set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe.”
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scholars to question the portrayal of fundamentalist Islam in Xinjiang. Destructive state policies towards ethnic minorities in Xinjiang‚ such as the treatment of Uyghur Muslims by Chinese nationalists during the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution‚ and the recent “Strike Hard” campaign‚ have contributed to the eradication and radical re-interpretation‚ of Islamic practices in Xinjiang (Steele 6; Waite 254-255). By analyzing the development of fundamentalist Islam in China through a historical
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